- Mar 22, 2010
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Among other new rules I saw this - does this now make it much less of a penalty for slappers (or anyone else for that matter) out of the box unless they have two strikes on them?
If the umpire rules a hitter is out of the batter's box at the moment of bat-ball contact, delayed dead ball will be signaled, and the defensive team will have the option to choose either the result of the play or having a strike charged to the batter and all base runners returned to the base legally occupied at the time of the pitch. If it is the third strike, the batter is declared out. This was recently clarified by the rules committee.
If the umpire rules a hitter is out of the batter's box at the moment of bat-ball contact, delayed dead ball will be signaled, and the defensive team will have the option to choose either the result of the play or having a strike charged to the batter and all base runners returned to the base legally occupied at the time of the pitch. If it is the third strike, the batter is declared out. This was recently clarified by the rules committee.